Kuala Kedah (federal constituency)

Kuala Kedah (P010)
Kedah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Azman Ismail; PH
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2021)	98,280
Area (km²)	233

Kuala Kedah is a federal constituency in Kota Setar District , Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Kedah's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Malay (78.27%)

Chinese (20.25%)

Indian (1.12%)

Other ethnicities (0.36%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuala Kedah constituency is divided into 52 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Anak Bukit (N15）	Titi Gajah	010/15/01	SK Titi Gajah
	Alor Ganu	010/15/02	SK Titi Gajah
	Alor Madi	010/15/03	SJK (T) Thiruvalluvar
	Kota Rentang	010/15/04	SK Kota Rentang
	Permatang Kong	010/15/05	GIATMARA Jerlun
	Kubang Raja	010/15/06	SK Simpang Tiga
	Padang Hang	010/05/07	SK Simpang Tiga
	Padang Lalang	010/05/08	SMK Alor Janggus
	Gunong	010/05/09	SMK Seri Gunong
	Kubang Tedoh	010/05/10	SJK (C) Yih Choon
	Taman Aman	010/05/11	SK Taman Aman
	Pekan Anak Bukit	010/15/12	SJK (C) Soon Jian
	Kampung Anak Bukit	010/16/13	SJK (C) Soon Jian
	Pantai Johor	010/16/14	SMK Tuanku Abdul Malik
	Chegar	010/16/15	SK Gunong
	Alor Melintang	010/16/16	SK Sri Gunong
	Sungai Baru	010/16/17	SK Sungai Baru
	Mergong	010/16/18	SMA Kedah
Kubang Rotan (N16）	Kuar Jawa	010/17/01	SK Hj Abdullag Sadun
	Kubang Jawi	010/17/02	SK Alor Janggus
	Kubang Jambu	010/16/03	SJK (C) Long Seong
	Kubang Rotan	010/16/04	SMK Kubang Rotan
	Seberang Kota	010/16/05	SK Kuala Kedah
	Kampung Bahru	010/16/06	SJK (C) Pei Shih
	Pekan Kuala Kedah	010/16/07	SMK Seri Pantai
	Taman Sri Putra	010/16/08	SK Seri Pantai
	Kampung Tengah	010/16/09	SK Haji Ismail
	Kampung Balai	010/16/10	SK Haji Salleh Masri
	Kubang Panggas	010/16/11	SK Dato' Shaari
	Telok Chengai	010/16/12	SMK Tengku Laksamana
	Taman Seri Ampang	010/16/13	SMJK Keat Hwa II
	Taman Pelangi	010/16/14	SJK (C) Pei Hwa
	Peremba	010/16/15	SK Peremba
	Taman Sultan Badlishah	010/16/16	SMK Seberang Perak
	Taman Malek	010/16/17	SMJK Keat Hwa I
Pengkalan Kundor（N17）	Telok Kechai	010/17/01	SK Telok Kechai
	Taman Sophia	010/17/02	SMK Tun Sharifah Rodziah
	Taman Bersatu	010/17/03	SK Taman Bersatu
	Telok Bagan	010/17/04	SR Islam Darul Ulum (SRIDU)
	Kebun Pinang	010/17/05	SK Kebun Pinang
	Tebengau	010/17/06	SK Tebengau
	Kampung Benua	010/17/07	SJK (C) Eik Choon
	Taman Cengkeh	010/17/08	SJK (C) Yih Min
	Simpang Empat	010/17/09	SK Hj Hasan Itam
	Selarong Panjang	010/17/10	SMK Tuanku Abdul Aziz
	Permatang Ibus	010/17/11	SK Kangkong
	Kuala Sala	010/17/12	SK Sri Mahawangsa
	Sala Kechil	010/17/13	SK Kampung Jawa
	Selarong Batang	010/17/14	SMA Ihya Ul-Ulum Ad Diniah
	Buloh Lima	010/17/15	SK Buluh Lima
	Taman Impian	010/17/16	SMK Muadzam Shah
	Kota Sarang Samut	010/17/17	SJK (C) Min Sin

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Kuala Kedah
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Alor Star
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959–1963	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963–1964	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964–1969	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	Alliance (UMNO)
	1969–1971	Parliament was suspended^[5]^[6]
3rd	1971–1973	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	Alliance (UMNO)
	1973	Senu Abdul Rahman	Alliance (UMNO)
	1973–1974		BN (UMNO)
4th	1974–1978
5th	1978–1982
6th	1982–1986
7th	1986–1990
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004	Mohamad Sabu	PAS
11th	2004–2008		BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013	Ahmad Kassim	PKR
13th	2013–2018	Azman Ismail	PKR
14th	2018–present	Azman Ismail	PH (PKR)

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Kuala Kedah				Alor Janggus
			Anak Bukit		Anak Bukit
					Kubang Rotan
			Pengkalan Kundor
		Kota Star Barat
		Langkawi

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N15	Anak Bukit	Amiruddin Hamzah	PEJUANG
N16	Kubang Rotan	Mohd Asmirul Anuar Aris	PH (AMANAH)
N17	Pengkalan Kundor	Ismail Salleh	PH (AMANAH)

Local governments[]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N15	Anak Bukit	Alor Setar City Council
N16	Kubang Rotan	Alor Setar City Council
N17	Pengkalan Kundor	Alor Setar City Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Azman Ismail	36,624	46.26	+46.26
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Muhammad Riduan Othman	23,143	29.23	+29.23
	BN	Abdullah Hasnan Kamaruddin	19,400	24.51	-22.43
Total valid votes			79,167	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,111
Unreturned ballots			277
Turnout			80,555	82.41
Registered electors			97,753
Majority			13,481	17.03
	PH hold		Swing		-18.02
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 233/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 307/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Azman Ismail	42,870	53.06	-2.39
	BN	Zaki Zamani Abd Rashid	37,923	46.94	+2.39
Total valid votes			80,793	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,212
Unreturned ballots			248
Turnout			82,253	86.28
Registered electors			95,328
Majority			4,947	6.12
	PKR hold		Swing		-2.39
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 170/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kedah [P.U. (B) 211/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Ahmad Kassim	35,689	55.45	+55.45
	BN	Hashim Jahaya	28,671	44.55	-13.53
Total valid votes			64,360	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,385
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			65,750	79.09
Registered electors			83,132
Majority			7,018	10.90
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		+34.49

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hashim Jahaya	36,707	58.08	+7.01
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohamad Sabu	26,493	41.92	-7.01
Total valid votes			63,200	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,023
Unreturned ballots			109
Turnout			64,332	81.65
Registered electors			78,789
Majority			10,214	16.16
	BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		+7.01

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohamad Sabu	23,548	51.07	+4.67
	BN	Fauzi Abdul Hamid	22,557	48.93	-4.67
Total valid votes			46,105	100.00
Total rejected ballots			649
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			46,781	76.54
Registered electors			61,119
Majority			991	2.14
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		+4.67

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zakaria Mohd Said	22,209	53.60	-0.45
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ali @ Fadzil Md Noor	19,223	46.40	+0.45
Total valid votes			41,432	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,029
Unreturned ballots			151
Turnout			42,612	74.23
Registered electors			57,405
Majority			2,986	7.20
	BN hold		Swing		-0.45

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim	17,397	54.05	+0.78
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Halim Arshat	14,792	45.95	-0.78
Total valid votes			32,189	100.00
Total rejected ballots			717
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,906	75.35
Registered electors			43,670
Majority			2,605	8.10
	BN hold		Swing		+0.78

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim	15,992	53.26	-2.02
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ali @ Fadzil Md Noor	14,035	46.74	+7.68
Total valid votes			30,027	100.00
Total rejected ballots			748
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			30,775	72.13
Registered electors			42,665
Majority			1,957	6.52
	BN hold		Swing		-4.85

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim	18,624	55.28	+4.30
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mat Din	13,160	39.06	-8.91
	DAP	Wong Kok Wah	1,905	5.65	+5.65
Total valid votes			33,689	100.00
Total rejected ballots			854
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			34,543	74.89
Registered electors			46,123
Majority			5,464	16.22
	BN hold		Swing		+6.61

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Senu Abdul Rahman	14,907	50.98	-26.01
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ali @ Fadzil Md Noor	14,028	47.97	+47.97
	Independent	Yaacob @ Salleh Abdullah	308	1.05	+1.05
Total valid votes			29,243	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			40,445
Majority			879	3.01
	BN hold		Swing		-36.99

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Senu Abdul Rahman	15,958	76.99	N/A
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Wan Khazim @ Wan Hussein Wan Din	4,099	19.78	+19.78
	Independent	Mohamed Isa Hussein	670	3.23	+3.23
Total valid votes			20,727	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			35,288
Majority			11,859	57.21
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		-2.03

Malaysian general by-election, 20 January 1973
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Tunku Abdul Rahman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Senu Abdul Rahman	16,471	61.27	+4.88
	Independent	Siti Nor Hamid Tuah	10,410	38.73	+38.73
Total valid votes			26,881	100.00
Total rejected ballots			264
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,145	66.87
Registered electors			40,595
Majority			6,061	22.54
	Alliance hold		Swing		-16.93

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	15,468	56.39	-19.41
	PMIP	Abdul Aziz Abdullah	11,964	43.61	+19.41
Total valid votes			27,432	100.00
Total rejected ballots			987
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,419	77.07
Registered electors			36,874
Majority			3,504	12.78
	Alliance hold		Swing		-19.41

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	17,109	75.80	+5.02
	PMIP	Mustaffa Mohd Said	5,462	24.20	-5.02
Total valid votes			22,571	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,014
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,585	78.95
Registered electors			29,872
Majority			11,647	51.60
	Alliance hold		Swing		+5.02

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	13,032	70.16
	PMIP	Hassan Abdul Rahman	5,542	29.84
Total valid votes			18,574	100.00
Total rejected ballots			244
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,818	72.53
Registered electors			25,946
Majority			7,490	40.32
This was a new constituency created.

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